White Pass & Yukon Route Railway Skagway

We were docked at Skagway by 7 in the morning. We had quick breakfast. We were supposed to join a trip on a bus at 8 30 on the dock. We had booked this trip from Holland America at $199 per person. This trip was called Yukon Explorer. We started the trip by 8 30 AM in the morning. We had very friendly and knowledgeable driver cum guide. He …

Well today was our first port of call in Alaska. We are excited to finally be able to step off and see some of the landscapes we have seen while cruising here. Our excursion was scheduled for 7:15 so needless to say we had a very early excursion. We were up by about 5:15 as Noel wound up waking us all up but she went back to sleep. This worked out …

Wednesday, August 24th, 2011 (later….)

While Matt had been recording for posterity the wonders of helicopter travel and Meade glacier wandering and I had been tolerating the unwelcome clutchings of a petrified, God-fearing knee groper, the rest of the family had been enjoying some shore (Shaw?) leave in the form of a stroll around …

... of the cruise ship circuit. The numerous parked tour buses are used to transport cruise ship passengers to the local White Pass Yukon Route railway station. From here the train goes on the scenic route over White Pass to Whitehorse. The main street of ...

Thursday, May 13 Heading to Skagway, Klondike gold rush and White Pass & Yukon Route Railway, and major cruise stop. Two caribou were on the road licking the salt. They didn't seem to mind us, as we inched towards them, great photo op.  Along ...

... many cruse ships have commissioned their names painted on the rock face. After a quick breakfast we headed off to the White Pass & Yukon Route railway. Being the only ship in port today we had to good fortune of being dock less than 150 feet from ...

... buildings moved from their original sites when the town was shrinking in size after the Gold Rush.) Across from the White Pass & Yukon Route railway station, we stopped for tea and another latte. Next door I found a fuzzy warm hat. Coming ...